USS Chicago (CA-136)
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USS Chicago (CA-136) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served during the final months of World War II and in the early Cold War era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Chicago (CA-136) canonical | 1 |
| USS Chicago (CA-29) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3004764 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Chicago (CA-136) Context triple: [USS Chicago, hasNamesake, USS Chicago (CA-136)]
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A.
USS Chicago
USS Chicago was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that served in the Pacific during World War II, seeing significant action before being sunk in early 1943.
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B.
USS Washington (BB-56)
USS Washington (BB-56) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy fast battleship renowned for its decisive nighttime surface combat performance in the Pacific Theater.
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C.
USS Louisville (CA-28)
USS Louisville (CA-28) was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific during World War II.
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D.
USS Milwaukee
USS Milwaukee was a United States Navy warship whose deep-sea sounding work contributed to the discovery of the Milwaukee Deep, one of the deepest points in the Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
USS Honolulu (CL-48)
USS Honolulu (CL-48) was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Chicago (CA-136) Target entity description: USS Chicago (CA-136) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served during the final months of World War II and in the early Cold War era.
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A.
USS Chicago
USS Chicago was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that served in the Pacific during World War II, seeing significant action before being sunk in early 1943.
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B.
USS Washington (BB-56)
USS Washington (BB-56) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy fast battleship renowned for its decisive nighttime surface combat performance in the Pacific Theater.
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C.
USS Louisville (CA-28)
USS Louisville (CA-28) was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific during World War II.
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D.
USS Milwaukee
USS Milwaukee was a United States Navy warship whose deep-sea sounding work contributed to the discovery of the Milwaukee Deep, one of the deepest points in the Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
USS Honolulu (CL-48)
USS Honolulu (CL-48) was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baltimore-class heavy cruiser
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United States Navy cruiser ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 5-inch guns (as built)
ⓘ
9 × 8-inch guns (as built) ⓘ |
| awards | World War II service stars ⓘ |
| beam | 70 feet 10 inches ⓘ |
| builder |
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
Bethlehem Steel Company
|
| builtAt | Quincy, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| callSign | Navy warship radio call sign (United States) ⓘ |
| category |
Baltimore-class cruisers of the United States Navy
ⓘ
Cold War cruisers of the United States ⓘ Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts ⓘ World War II cruisers of the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 10 January 1945 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | guided missile cruiser ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1,100 officers and enlisted (as cruiser) ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 6 June 1947 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 13,600 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| finalDecommissioningDate | 1 March 1980 ⓘ |
| homeport | various U.S. Navy Pacific ports ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CA-136 ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 28 July 1943 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 20 August 1944 ⓘ |
| length | 673 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 33 knots ⓘ |
| modernizedUnder | guided missile cruiser conversion program ⓘ |
| namedAfter | City of Chicago ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | operations off the Japanese home islands in 1945 ⓘ |
| partOf | Baltimore-class cruiser ⓘ |
| precededBy |
USS Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
USS Chicago (CA-29)
|
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs | CG-11 ⓘ |
| recommissionedOn | 20 June 1964 ⓘ |
| role |
anti-aircraft screening ship
ⓘ
shore bombardment ship ⓘ |
| serviceDuring |
Cold War
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World War II ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. Edward J. Kelly ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 31 January 1984 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | USS Chicago (SSN-721) ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater of Operations
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surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Chicago (CA-136) Description of subject: USS Chicago (CA-136) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served during the final months of World War II and in the early Cold War era.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
USS Chicago (CA-29)